Costa Rica ranks 33 in Global Peace Index

The global peace index in the 10th annual edition ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. The GPI states “The 2016 Global Peace Index overall score deteriorated slightly compared with 2015, and at a faster rate than the previous year. Once again, the Middle East and North Africa was the region that saw its levels of peace deteriorate the most.” When it comes to the situation in the Central America and the Caribbean, the report establishes “Despite the regions myriad security-related issues, the average score in Central America and the Caribbean improved sufficiently for it…